The McDonald’s in north Hobbs is undergoing an exterior remodel, which is planned to be completed in mid-December. Kenny Fadke, Hobbs and Lovington McDonald’s owner operator, said McDonald’s located at 3726 N Lovington Highway, near Walmart, began its exterior remodel Monday. “This is the final phase of a five-year remodel process,” Fadke said. In 2012, a side-by-side drive thru was …

Monday afternoon, Jeff Poe, who owns all the Wendy’s stores in southeast New Mexico and Lubbock, Texas, walked across the cordoned off parking lot at the Wendy’s restaurant in Hobbs. He carried a hammer in his hand as he talked about the extensive remodel of the restaurant he owns at the corner of Sanger and Turner. It was unclear what …